KABR (1935–1949)
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| Frequency | 1420 kHz[1] |
|---|---|
| History | |
First air date | 1935[1] |
KABR was a radio station based in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The station began operations in 1935 from the sixth floor of the Alonzo Ward Hotel, with a transmitter on the roof of the building.[2][3]
In the 1940s the station was a Mutual affiliate with 5000 watts of power.[1][4] The 1948 Broadcasting Yearbook gave a 1935 establishment date and 5000 watts of power with no schedule limit; the 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook gave the station's start date as 1952 and power as 1000 watts daytime-only. Frank E. Fitzsimmons acquired the station on March 12, 1959.[5]
It produced the program Juke Box Jamboree hosted by DJ Eddie L. Weeks in 1950.[citation needed]
Significant radio personalities affiliated with the station include:[citation needed]
- Melvin Baker, sportscaster, 1940–1941
- A. A. Fahy, newscaster, 1941, 1945–1946
- Ed "Eddie" Falk, sportscaster, 1938–1941
- John A. Griffin, newscaster, 1945–1946
- Russell V. "Russ" Kaber - sportscaster, 1947
- E. C. Pieplow - newscaster, 1946
- George E. Viehmann, Jr. - newscaster, 1942
- Myrtle Young - home economic commentator, 1957
- Preston "Jeff" Solem - Party Line host and station owner, 1960s and early 1970s aside from his duties as Mayor of Aberdeen
- Lynn Solem - Talk show host and co-owner
- "Maestro" Mike (Omer) Nelson was Music Director
- Dale Dee (Shornack) - DJ
- Dan Nikolas - DJ
- John Buchanan - DJ
- Wally Wingert - DJ (in his first professional radio job. Wally later went on to be a Voice-Over artist in Los Angeles, and was the Announcer for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" for four years. (Wingert owns the Gatesway 80 control board used at KABR for decades as the main on-air control board)
- D.W. Kelly (Dwight Walth) - DJ
As of 1959, Jeff Solem was news and program director, and Lynn Solem was women's director.[5]
As of 2010[update], 1420 kHz in Aberdeen is KGIM (AM).
References
- ^ a b c Broadcasting Yearbook (1948 ed.). Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications. p. 218.
- ^ Zemlicka, Mae (June 17, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alonzo Ward Hotel" (Document). National Park Service. p. 3.
{{cite document}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|format=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|url=ignored (help) - ^ Artz, Don (1991). The Town in the Frog Pond: Stories of Builders, Buildings and Business in Aberdeen's Commercial Historic District (PDF). Memories, Inc. p. 22.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Chamley, Michael V. (1948). News By Radio. New York City: MacMillan. p. 181.
- ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook (1959 ed.). Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications. p. B-229.
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- Sies, Luther F. Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920-1960. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000.
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